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News and Views
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Editorial.
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Leave God out of it, say campaigners.
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Churchmen seek rights exemptions.
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New sex laws criticised.
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Charity watchdog probes Christian bigotry claim.
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“Nasties” want to keep vicious law.
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Damilola: police chief apologises to campaigner.
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Pride in the park.
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What a smacker!
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For those who like to say “I do”.
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Nazi persecution on show.
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Round One to the good guys!
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“Hunted like vermin”.
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Campaigner’s plea for research help.
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New code planned for Irish schools.
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Not so holy, see?
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Blackham’s century.
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World Watch edited by George Broadhead – news from Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Egypt, the Netherlands, the United States, and the Vatican.
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| Obituary |
Obituary for Roy Jenkins by Antony Grey. |
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Web Watch
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Gay Today – Brett Humphreys looks at one of world’s finest online gay magazines.
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Features
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Shock and Awe – Faisal Alam describes his feelings as an American Muslim on the eve of the US invasion of Iraq.
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Shaking the Throne of God – Diesel Balaam reports on January’s meeting of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association which featured a talk and discussion led by Adnan Ali of the UK branch of Al-Fatiha.
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Open Minds or Irrational Beliefs? – John Allen examines homeopathy.
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Losing the Plot on Common Ground – Brett Lock wonders why Home Secretary David Blunkett is so intent on regulating the ordinary person’s sex life.
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Gossip from Across the Pond – Warren Allen Smith says farewell to Lou Harrison and reviews Vern L. Bullough’s major new book Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context.
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Theatre
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Gordon Steff reviews Four Nights in Knaresborough, by Paul Webb (West Yorkshire Playhouse).
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Stephen Blake reviews Taboo, a musical by Boy George and Mark Davies, choreographed by Les Child and directed by Christopher Renshaw (The Venue, Leicester Square).
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Television
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Gates of Heaven – Steven Dean on charity extravaganzas.
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Gossip
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Fag Break with Shirley Dent.
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Infidel – an irreverent column with a sceptical eye.
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Books
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Back catalogue: Ted McFadyen reviews Another Country, by James Baldwin.
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Andy Armitage reviews Sexual Ethics and Criminal Law: A Critique of the Sexual Offences Bill 2003, by Francis Bennion.
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Postbag
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Caution urged over Catholic priests; US-UK comparisons; and blasphemy law reform.
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